Michelangelo Buonarroti
Michelangelo Buonarroti was born in 1475. He was born in a small town
called Caprese, in Tuscany, Italy. Michelangelo was one of the most famous
artists of the Italian Renaissance. According to Charles de Tolnay
Michelangelo's three greatest works of his later life, were the Tomb of Pope
Julius II, the Sistine Chapel ceiling, and the Medici Chapel(37).
Michelangelo's specialty was painting the human body unclothed. In
order to learn to paint the human body so well he would dissect human corpses.
His artistic talents were noticed at a very early age. Michelangelo went to
study with Domenico Ghirlandago, who taught him about painting. He then went on
to work with Donatello to learn about sculpture. Between the years of 1490-1492
Michelangelo lived in the house of Lorenzo de' Medici and was influenced by
Neoplatonic thought. Some of Michelangelo's early painting showed the influence
of Giotto and Masaccio. Also many of his early sculptures show the......
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